The Guardian of the Mountain (Part 2)

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Nathan did not take another step forward when he saw the statue at the center of the platform before asking through the communication device. "Didn't you say that the Head Priestess of the Shrine is in this mountain peak before the incident happened?"

"And they are performing some sort of ritual during that time before they disappeared," he added with an amused tone.

John nervously gulped a mouthful of saliva when he heard that as he could tell that there was something wrong. He took a deep breath before carefully giving an answer. "Yes, Commander. We believe that they have been abducted by the organization when after slaughtering all of the guards."

"There seemed to be a resistance during that time. Based on the reports that we overheard from the police inspectors investigating the scene, a huge battle seemed to have broken out during that time."